N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP): The president of Chad said that oil companies Chevron Corp. and Petronas must leave the country, claiming they had not paid taxes. He said his country would assume responsibility for their oil production.
President Idriss Deby, speaking on state-run radio Saturday, gave the companies, which have been part of the African country's oil production consortium that is led by Exxon Mobil, a deadline of just 24 hours to start making plans to leave.
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